Characters, costumes, and props by song
INTRO
Dark, snowflakes, distant light.
Twim towers up and lit.
The Tarot card reader
Booth
Card pose frame
MARY
The Star “...who brings you your beer” (pours)
Tables and chairs
Big heart
The Fool, the 3 of Cups, ⅔ in
Choir as wool-coated pub goers
ON KILLY YORN
The Fool, dances as significator
The 8 of Wands stick dance by Berkeley Morris Dancers
The Choir as medieval villagers
WANDERSTOMP
The Chariot pulls up, led by two sphinxes
Characters (choir or prop): The Fool, Mr. Cooper, The Mourning Maiden, The Devil, The Towers, The big heart, Lawyers
WHEN THE DEVIL CAME TO CALIFORNIA
The Devil appears between two mountains.
Finbar driving a chariot with Mr. Cooper.
Two lawyers
Sword.
THE PERFECT CRIME
The Towers.
Ten of Swords ninja sword dance.
Finbar approaches NY skyline in Chariot.
Maiden runs up with babe in arms.
Choir members as Death & Lawyers
LAY ME DOWN
Pallbearers carrying a small coffin with a processional (choir) singing from behind.
Somewhere a loverly embrace.
Green nature.
BROWNSVILLE GENERAL STORE
Hermit leads Finbar underground.
The Moon is out.
Live Nature props.
The Hermit and Mr. Cooper
STAY
Mr. Cooper
Big Heart
Death
3 Swords
Toward end choir singers turn into trees
ELECTRICITY
Choir as freaky frozen trees
Finbar as Magician
Falling leaves
The Sun rises from the garden
Everything comes to life
The Mourning Maiden sheds her cloak and runs off with the Sun
GOOD DAYS COMING
Finbar sitting at table sipping a latte
Choir members walking with coffee
Ballerina as barista
Finbar picks up guitar...everyone gathers round
Morris dancers join in for a feel-good ending
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